Evoe, the petite restaurant attached to Southeast Hawthorne's Pastaworks, will close at the end of August, The Oregonian has learned.

When it opened in 2008, Evoe's mission was two-fold: To provide both a showcase for ingredients found at the adjacent Pastaworks and a stage where former Castagna chef Kevin Gibson could present his European-inflected sandwiches, salads and small plates. The restaurant proved a hit.

A small restaurant attached to Hawthorne's Pastaworks, Evoe specializes in satisfying small plates that highlight the groceries for sale next door. This highly Instagrammable restaurant -- with its big chalkboard menus and seats facing forward, vaguely resembling a classroom -- lost Portland chef-laureate Kevin Gibson left last year to his new restaurant, Davenport. But Gibson's spirit lives on with sneaky-good sandwiches, Mediterranean salads and a loose vibe that might convince a teetotaler to tipple a glass of cool Pinot Blanc. The Dansk sandwich, with its cured salmon, horseradish and dill, is a perennial favorite, though the Bob the Burner, with hot coppa, Calabrese salami, Calabrian chiles and fresh mozzarella arrived fully formed from your dream of a hot, open-faced Italian sandwich. On a recent visit, there was a vibrant green asparagus and preserved Meyer lemon soup that sang of spring and salted rapini slow-roasted to a crunch, topped with crumbled hard boiled egg and anchovy.

We've reached out to Pastaworks co-owner Kevin de Garmo for more information about the new concept planned for the Evoe space. Stay tuned to oregonlive.com/dining for more.